Garmin Alpha 300i Owners Manual - Page 26

Including Location Coordinates in a Message, Deleting Messages, Messages Settings, inReach Tracking

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Including Location Coordinates in a Message If you are sending a message to a recipient who may not have internet access, you can include your location coordinates in the message. For example, if your recipient has an older model cell phone that does not support viewing maps or is outside of a mobile data coverage area and cannot view a web page. 1 Select inReach > Messages > New Message > Send Location. 2 Enter one or more recipients. 3 If necessary, enter a message. 4 Select Send Message. Deleting Messages 1 Select inReach > Messages. 2 Select a conversation. 3 Select > Delete Thread. Messages Settings Select > Messages. Ring Until Read: Sets the navigator to ring until you read a new message. This feature is helpful if you are in a noisy environment. Notifications: Alerts you to incoming inReach messages. Show On Map: Displays inReach messages on the map. inReach Tracking You can use the tracking feature on your Alpha 300i device to record track points and transmit them over the Iridium satellite network at the specified send interval. Track points appear on the Garmin Explore website and the MapShare™ tracking page. Starting Tracking Select inReach > Tracking > Start Tracking. NOTE: Starting the Tracking feature also starts recording your path as an activity. Stopping Tracking Select inReach > Tracking > Stop Tracking. NOTE: Stopping tracking also pauses your activity recording. Sharing Your MapShare Web Page You can enable MapShare at explore.garmin.com. You can share a link to your MapShare web page with other people. The system automatically adds text, including link information, to the end of your message. 1 Select inReach > Tracking > Send MapShare > OK. 2 Select To to choose recipients from your contacts list, or enter each recipient's contact information. 3 Select Send Message. inReach Tracking Settings Select > Tracking > . Auto Track: Sets the navigator to start tracking when you turn it on. Moving Interval: Sets the frequency at which the navigator records a track point and transmits it over the satellite network when you are moving. If you are on a professional plan, you can specify the interval when you are stationary. 20 inReach Features

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Including Location Coordinates in a Message
If you are sending a message to a recipient who may not have internet access, you can include your location
coordinates in the message. For example, if your recipient has an older model cell phone that does not support
viewing maps or is outside of a mobile data coverage area and cannot view a web page.
1
Select
inReach
>
Messages
>
New Message
>
Send Location
.
2
Enter one or more recipients.
3
If necessary, enter a message.
4
Select
Send Message
.
Deleting Messages
1
Select
inReach
>
Messages
.
2
Select a conversation.
3
Select
>
Delete Thread
.
Messages Settings
Select
>
Messages
.
Ring Until Read
: Sets the navigator to ring until you read a new message. This feature is helpful if you are in a
noisy environment.
Notifications
: Alerts you to incoming inReach messages.
Show On Map
: Displays inReach messages on the map.
inReach Tracking
You can use the tracking feature on your Alpha 300i device to record track points and transmit them over the
Iridium satellite network at the specified send interval.
Track points appear on the Garmin Explore website and the MapShare
tracking page.
Starting Tracking
Select
inReach
>
Tracking
>
Start Tracking
.
NOTE:
Starting the Tracking feature also starts recording your path as an activity.
Stopping Tracking
Select
inReach
>
Tracking
>
Stop Tracking
.
NOTE:
Stopping tracking also pauses your activity recording.
Sharing Your MapShare Web Page
You can enable MapShare at
explore.garmin.com
.
You can share a link to your MapShare web page with other people. The system automatically adds text,
including link information, to the end of your message.
1
Select
inReach
>
Tracking
>
Send MapShare
>
OK
.
2
Select
To
to choose recipients from your contacts list, or enter each recipient's contact information.
3
Select
Send Message
.
inReach Tracking Settings
Select
>
Tracking
>
.
Auto Track
: Sets the navigator to start tracking when you turn it on.
Moving Interval
: Sets the frequency at which the navigator records a track point and transmits it over the
satellite network when you are moving. If you are on a professional plan, you can specify the interval when
you are stationary.
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inReach Features